Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer Takes 13 Nominations at Bafta Awards 2024
Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” tops the chart with 13 Bafta Film Awards 2024 nominations including Best Film and Best Director. Cillian Murphy received a nomination for Best Actor in the role of J Robert Oppenheimer, who was responsible for developing atom bomb. Although Barbie is the most profitable movie of 2023, it got five nominations while poor things have received eleven nods. The awards are scheduled to take place on 18th February, where Bradley Cooper, Emma Stone and Barry Keoghan will be some of the nominees.
Top Nominees at a Glance
Oppenheimer: 13 Nominations
Poor Things: 11 Nominations
Killers of the Flower Moon and The Zone of Interest: 9 Nominations Each
Anatomy of a Fall, The Holdovers, and Maestro: 7 Nominations Each
All of Us Strangers: 6 Nominations
Barbie and Saltburn: 5 Nominations Each
Barbie vs. Oppenheimer: A Box Office Rivalry
While “Barbie” was Nolan’s summer box office foe and had an opportunity to be nominated for the Best Film, “Oppenheimer” took multiple nominations across various categories. Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling were nominated for “Barbie”, with the former being in contention to win as Best Actress. The award ceremony will be a fight between two movies.
Notable Omissions and Surprises
With nine nominations, the film “Killers of the Flower Moon” did not receive nods for Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio and Lily Gladstone. For the film, Robert De Niro had his first acting nomination in 33 years. The film “One Life”, with Anthony Hopkins in it, received no nominations. The festival will be full of thrilling and stiff competition that honours the best cinematographic accomplishments.
Bafta Film Awards 2024 Details:
Date: February 18, 2024
Venue: The Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall in London
Host: David Tennant
